Greil Marcus Quotes

I've always liked Tina Turner.

I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up there with Bryan Ferry.

I have a lot of love and respect for Melissa Etheridge. I love Joe Cocker, Ray LaMontagne, Feist.

Johnny Rivers is underestimated as an artist. We had four top 10 singles.

I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.

Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people - not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene.

A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them.

I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.

I thought he was the greatest thing. Bob Dylan.

I'm obsessed with Stevie Nicks and I think she's awesome - everything from her music to her style.

I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.

If I have one hero in music, it's John Cale.

I'm the world's biggest Bob Seger fan. He's like my Elvis.

Stevie Nicks is dope.

It was Stevie Nicks who made the biggest impression and really resonated with me. I found her intriguing and liked her voice. Her songs were kind of mysterious, and she was a woman in a rock band.

I dare anybody to display a more amazing body of work than Tom Petty.

My friend Lou Reed came to the end of his song. So very sad.But hey, Lou, you'll always take a walk on the wild side. Always a perfect day.

There's only one true king of rock 'n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry.

Erykah Badu - she's timeless, that's my second mom.

Leonard Cohen is probably the greatest lyricist for music that's ever lived, you know?

I was playing with Chuck Berry, who sounded like an English teacher. Did you ever listen to his records? He pronounces every word.

Elton John is an absolute lad. He's a hero.

I've always loved Bob Dylan.

John Mayer will be around forever, like the Eagles and Eric Clapton.